Conference Semifinals, 2031

played in New York, NJ

48 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	0	0	6	-	13
New York Jets	7	13	0	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 NED - A.J. Griffith 3 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 04:39 NYJ - Eric Bryant 2 pass from Phil Moran (Thurman Bullock extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NYJ - Chad Robbins 5 run (Thurman Bullock extra point)
2Q: 10:24 NYJ - Thurman Bullock 32 field goal
2Q: 00:20 NYJ - Thurman Bullock 36 field goal
4Q: 11:37 NYJ - Thurman Bullock 25 field goal
4Q: 02:48 NYJ - Thurman Bullock 46 field goal
4Q: 00:01 NED - Brian Downs 1 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Ronnie Hillman run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 NED - A.J. Griffith 3 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 04:39 NYJ - Eric Bryant 2 pass from Phil Moran (Thurman Bullock extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NYJ - Chad Robbins 5 run (Thurman Bullock extra point)
2Q: 10:24 NYJ - Thurman Bullock 32 field goal
2Q: 00:20 NYJ - Thurman Bullock 36 field goal
4Q: 11:37 NYJ - Thurman Bullock 25 field goal
4Q: 02:48 NYJ - Thurman Bullock 46 field goal
4Q: 00:01 NED - Brian Downs 1 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Ronnie Hillman run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NED NYJ
Record 13-4-1 15-1-1
First Downs 16 26
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 9 18
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 307 509
- Offensive Plays 56 81
- Yards per Play 5.48 6.28
Net Rushing Yards 115 114
- Rushing Attempts 26 31
- Yards per Rush 4.42 3.68
Net Passing Yards 192 395
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 11 - 1 50 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 192 395
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.40 7.90
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/29 5/24
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 5/88 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 19
Time of Possession 22:12 37:48

Team Statistics	NED	NYJ
Record	13-4-1	15-1-1
First Downs	16	26
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	9	18
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	307	509
- Offensive Plays	56	81
- Yards per Play	5.48	6.28
Net Rushing Yards	115	114
- Rushing Attempts	26	31
- Yards per Rush	4.42	3.68
Net Passing Yards	192	395
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 11 - 1	50 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	192	395
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.40	7.90
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/29	5/24
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	5/88	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 19
Time of Possession	22:12	37:48

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:45	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	4:28	1:55	OWN 14	3	1	Punt
2	14:54	1:18	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	12:05	0:17	OWN 20	1	5	Interception
2	10:16	4:20	OWN 31	7	22	Punt
2	4:58	0:57	OWN 33	5	11	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 24	1	-1	Half
3	11:44	1:10	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	6:12	1:14	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
3	3:55	1:32	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
3	0:56	0:50	OWN 29	2	62	Fumble
4	11:31	3:04	OWN 28	6	24	Punt
4	2:40	2:40	OWN 22	12	78	Touchdown

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:15	6:47	OWN 4	14	96	Touchdown
1	2:33	2:39	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
2	13:36	1:31	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
2	11:48	1:32	OPP 30	4	15	Field Goal
2	5:56	0:58	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	4:01	3:49	OWN 7	10	74	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
3	10:34	4:22	OWN 10	10	59	Interception
3	4:58	1:03	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
3	2:23	1:27	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
3	0:06	3:35	OWN 9	9	83	Field Goal
4	8:27	5:47	OWN 5	9	66	Field Goal

Game MVP: Phil Moran, New York Jets

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
A.J. Griffith	12	44	3.67	12	3	1
Lorenzo McDaniel	6	21	3.50	19	1	0
Ronnie Hillman	6	44	7.33	10	1	0
Emmanuel Lynn	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammie Matos	19	70	3.68	11	2	0
Chad Robbins	11	39	3.55	10	1	1
Phil Moran	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Emmanuel Lynn	30	11	192	0/0	1	53	1	56.5

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Moran	50	28	395	0/0	1	53	1	80.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Smith	2	9	46	23.00	23	36	0
WR Rodney Lyons	2	6	31	15.50	3	28	0
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	2	2	12	6.00	7	6	0
WR Brian Downs	2	5	21	10.50	0	20	1
WR Ray Karau	2	6	69	34.50	4	53	0
TE Dixon Pasquarella	1	2	13	13.00	2	13	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eric Bryant	8	14	145	18.13	50	53	1
WR Jamie Parise	5	10	55	11.00	17	18	0
WR Nick Bullock	4	8	58	14.50	2	36	0
RB Sammie Matos	3	4	23	7.67	7	14	0
FB Austin Heller	3	3	37	12.33	26	26	0
WR Bryan Johnson	2	6	22	11.00	1	14	0
RB Chad Robbins	1	1	12	12.00	4	12	0
TE Damon Hopper	1	1	26	26.00	8	26	0
WR Travis Benjamin	1	1	17	17.00	11	17	0
TE Tito Griffin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Tommie Cambell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Devin Keung	1	17	17.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Johnny Bell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ronnie Hillman	1	0	0	0
O.J. Williamson	0	0	1	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sammie Matos	1	0	0
Ricky Bethea	0	1	1
Joe Wilkerson	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	8	402	50.3	46.5	64	5

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
George Horvath	5	261	52.2	41.2	60	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richard Burgess	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thurman Bullock	4/4	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	2	15	7.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Parise	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Robinson	5	88	17.6	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	10	2	0.0	22	37
S D.J. O'Neal	9	2	0.0	27	43
ILB O.J. Williamson	6	1	0.0	8	18
CB Willie Hayes	5	4	0.0	26	35
ILB Lewis Sonneman	5	1	0.0	18	22
S Luther Riazi	4	2	0.0	27	43
OLB Devin Keung	4	0	0.0	27	31
CB Steven Ravas	3	1	0.0	21	33
DE Moe Daugherty	2	4	0.0	17	35
OLB Jonas Mouton	2	0	0.0	28	35
S Josh Robinson	2	0	0.0	12	21
CB Jimmy Smith	1	3	0.0	18	33
DT Bennie LaPointe	1	1	0.0	19	33
WR Mike Smith	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Eugene Duran	1	0	0.0	5	25
S Brant Bryant	1	0	0.0	9	23
DT DeAngelo Tyson	1	0	0.0	12	17
DE Bucky Freysinger	0	1	0.0	11	21
DE Jake Bequette	0	1	0.0	20	29

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rufus Bronson	6	1	0.0	14	17
S Ronnie Doar	4	2	0.0	21	29
OLB Christian Claycomb	4	1	0.0	22	23
ILB Ralph Van Guilder	3	2	0.0	15	16
DE Johnny Bell	3	1	0.0	24	29
S Jeff McNeil	3	0	0.0	25	29
CB Curtis Marsh	2	2	0.0	14	17
CB Shaun Kennedy	2	0	0.0	17	23
OLB Ronald Kournikova	1	1	0.0	5	4
CB Rod Sagapolutele	1	1	0.0	19	20
WR Nick Bullock	1	0	---	---	---
ILB C.J. Beyer	1	0	0.0	6	3
DE JJ Watt	1	0	0.0	24	27
CB Marcus Gilchrist	1	0	0.0	16	21
DT Ricky Bethea	1	0	0.0	18	21
CB De'quan Menzie	1	0	0.0	13	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bennie LaPointe	1	0	0	33
S Luther Riazi	1	0	0	43
OLB Devin Keung	1	0	0	31
DE Moe Daugherty	0	2	0	35
OLB Jonas Mouton	0	1	1	35
OLB Eugene Duran	0	1	0	25
DT Jeris Pendleton	0	1	0	16

New York	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE JJ Watt	1	2	0	27
DE Johnny Bell	1	0	0	29
OLB Christian Claycomb	0	1	2	23
DT Phil Wirthel	0	1	0	9
OLB Trevor Patrizio	0	1	0	26
ILB Rufus Bronson	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	5	1	0	37
ILB Lewis Sonneman	4	0	0	22
S Luther Riazi	4	0	0	43
CB Willie Hayes	3	1	0	35
ILB O.J. Williamson	3	0	0	18
S D.J. O'Neal	2	2	0	43
CB Steven Ravas	2	0	0	33
CB Jimmy Smith	1	4	0	33
OLB Eugene Duran	1	0	0	25
OLB Jonas Mouton	1	0	0	35
S Brant Bryant	1	0	0	23
DT DeAngelo Tyson	1	0	0	17
OLB Devin Keung	0	0	1	31

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Curtis Marsh	2	0	0	17
S Ronnie Doar	1	1	0	29
DE Johnny Bell	1	0	1	29
OLB Ronald Kournikova	1	0	0	4
OLB Christian Claycomb	1	0	0	23
S Jeff McNeil	1	0	0	29
CB Marcus Gilchrist	1	0	0	21
CB Shaun Kennedy	1	0	0	23
ILB Rufus Bronson	1	0	0	17
ILB Ralph Van Guilder	1	0	0	16
CB Rod Sagapolutele	0	2	0	20
OLB Trevor Patrizio	0	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Lorenzo McDaniel	2	4	22	15
Joey Daughtry	2	3	20	22
Archie Dudley	1	4	21	19
Perry Gossett	1	4	12	14
Bill Serino	1	2	17	22
Winston Hirneisen	1	1	12	17
Howard Wilson	1	1	7	8
Ricardo Meadows	0	3	20	24
Dixon Pasquarella	0	1	19	8
Wayne Kamego	0	1	21	24

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Alex Urena	5	10	2	30	48
Jeremy Benn	3	5	0	22	34
Bruce Lock	1	3	0	20	35
Damon Hopper	1	1	0	13	12
Shawn DeVito	0	4	0	29	46
Joe Wilkerson	0	3	0	22	33
Austin Heller	0	2	0	18	20
Phillip Hayes	0	1	0	10	19
Peter Konz	0	1	0	11	15

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Devin Keung	1	12
Bill Serino	1	5

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff McNeil	2	11
Trevor Patrizio	1	12
Bryan Johnson	1	9
Ronnie Doar	1	9
Austin Heller	1	8
Rufus Bronson	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	27	43	6	76
Steven Ravas	---	---	21	33	20	74
Luther Riazi	---	---	27	43	3	73
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	22	37	12	71
Willie Hayes	---	---	26	35	10	71
Devin Keung	---	---	27	31	12	70
Jonas Mouton	---	---	28	35	3	66
Bennie LaPointe	---	---	19	33	5	57
Emmanuel Lynn	26	30	---	---	---	56
Jake Bequette	---	---	20	29	7	56
Mike Smith	21	20	---	---	14	55
Moe Daugherty	---	---	17	35	3	55
Rodney Lyons	21	26	---	---	7	54
Josh Robinson	---	---	12	21	21	54
Jimmy Smith	---	---	18	33	2	53
Ricardo Meadows	20	24	---	---	8	52
Lorenzo McDaniel	22	15	---	---	14	51
Wayne Kamego	21	24	---	---	---	45
Bill Serino	17	22	---	---	5	44
Eugene Duran	---	---	5	25	14	44
Archie Dudley	21	19	---	---	3	43
Brant Bryant	---	---	9	23	11	43
Joey Daughtry	20	22	---	---	---	42
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	18	22	1	41
Dixon Pasquarella	19	8	---	---	14	41
Jeris Pendleton	---	---	14	16	9	39
Winston Hirneisen	12	17	---	---	8	37
Ronnie Hillman	10	11	---	---	16	37
Perry Gossett	12	14	---	---	8	34
A.J. Griffith	16	17	---	---	1	34
Ray Karau	10	22	---	---	---	32
Bucky Freysinger	---	---	11	21	---	32
O.J. Williamson	---	---	8	18	3	29
DeAngelo Tyson	---	---	12	17	---	29
Brian Downs	1	15	---	---	9	25
Donnell Elmore	10	12	---	---	1	23
Howard Wilson	7	8	---	---	8	23
Edwin Baker	0	0	---	---	13	13
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marcus Young	0	4	---	---	---	4
Richard Burgess	0	0	---	---	2	2
Randall Monson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Curtis LaMarche	---	---	0	0	2	2
Jay Schmidgall	---	---	0	0	1	1
Irv Burroughs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jimmie Matock	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alex Urena	30	48	---	---	5	83
Phil Moran	31	50	---	---	---	81
Shawn DeVito	29	46	---	---	---	75
Eric Bryant	26	45	---	---	---	71
Sammie Matos	20	29	---	---	22	71
Jamie Parise	16	32	---	---	21	69
Bryan Johnson	17	39	---	---	9	65
Jeff McNeil	---	---	25	29	11	65
Jeremy Benn	22	34	---	---	8	64
Ronnie Doar	---	---	21	29	9	59
Trevor Patrizio	---	---	20	26	12	58
Shaun Kennedy	---	---	17	23	18	58
Bruce Lock	20	35	---	---	3	58
Johnny Bell	---	---	24	29	4	57
Joe Wilkerson	22	33	---	---	---	55
JJ Watt	---	---	24	27	---	51
Christian Claycomb	---	---	22	23	3	48
Austin Heller	18	20	---	---	8	46
Nick Bullock	15	21	---	---	8	44
Ricky Bethea	---	---	18	21	4	43
Damon Hopper	13	12	---	---	15	40
Lincoln Wilson	11	20	---	---	9	40
Rufus Bronson	---	---	14	17	8	39
Rod Sagapolutele	---	---	19	20	---	39
Phillip Hayes	10	19	---	---	9	38
Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	16	21	---	37
Tito Griffin	12	19	---	---	5	36
Tommie Cambell	5	12	---	---	18	35
Curtis Marsh	---	---	14	17	2	33
Peter Konz	11	15	---	---	6	32
Ralph Van Guilder	---	---	15	16	---	31
Chad Robbins	11	15	---	---	---	26
De'quan Menzie	---	---	13	12	---	25
C.J. Beyer	---	---	6	3	12	21
Kennedy Pitman	2	1	---	---	17	20
Phil Wirthel	---	---	8	9	---	17
Ronald Kournikova	---	---	5	4	7	16
Kirk Hutchins	---	---	4	4	7	15
Thurman Bullock	0	0	---	---	11	11
George Horvath	0	0	---	---	5	5
Travis Benjamin	0	5	---	---	---	5
Alameda Ta'amu	---	---	1	0	4	5
Marc Alston	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ken Lathon	---	---	0	0	1	1
Trevor Guyton	---	---	0	0	1	1
Mickey Kinney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	38	3.5
Middle	9	37	4.1
Right	5	41	8.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	29	2.9
Middle	6	36	6.0
Right	15	49	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Emmanuel Lynn	30	11	4	4	2	4	6	2	1

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Moran	50	28	6	1	4	8	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	3	10	1.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	75	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	101	16.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	21	222	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	29	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	14	4	142	10.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Smith	9	2	1	46	1	20
WR Rodney Lyons	6	2	0	31	1	26
WR Ray Karau	6	2	1	69	1	22
WR Brian Downs	5	2	0	21	1	15
TE Dixon Pasquarella	2	1	0	13	0	8
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	2	2	0	12	0	15

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Bryant	14	8	2	145	3	45
WR Jamie Parise	10	5	0	55	0	32
WR Nick Bullock	8	4	1	58	1	21
WR Bryan Johnson	6	2	0	22	0	39
RB Sammie Matos	4	3	1	23	0	29
FB Austin Heller	3	3	0	37	1	20
TE Tito Griffin	1	0	0	0	0	19
RB Chad Robbins	1	1	0	12	0	15
TE Damon Hopper	1	1	0	26	1	12
FB Tommie Cambell	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Travis Benjamin	1	1	0	17	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
A.J. Griffith	2	3	1.50	3.67
Ronnie Hillman	1	9	9.00	7.33

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammie Matos	3	10	3.33	3.68
Chad Robbins	3	4	1.33	3.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Emmanuel Lynn	2	1	1	0.50	6.40

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Moran	8	3	19	2.38	7.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Downs	1	1	1	1.00	4.20
WR Ray Karau	1	0	0	0.00	11.50

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eric Bryant	3	1	2	0.67	10.36
WR Nick Bullock	2	1	4	2.00	7.25
WR Jamie Parise	2	1	13	6.50	5.50
RB Sammie Matos	1	0	0	0.00	5.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo McDaniel	1	0
A.J. Griffith	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Chad Robbins	3	2
Sammie Matos	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Emmanuel Lynn	9	4	3

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Moran	13	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Smith	2	0	0
WR Rodney Lyons	2	1	0
WR Brian Downs	2	1	1
WR Ray Karau	2	1	1
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	1

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric Bryant	5	2	2
WR Jamie Parise	3	1	0
RB Sammie Matos	1	1	1
WR Nick Bullock	1	1	1
RB Chad Robbins	1	1	1
FB Austin Heller	1	1	0
WR Travis Benjamin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 93,600 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 34,700 (34,700)
End Zone 24,000 (25,100)
Mezzanine 13,600 (14,500)
Sideline Seats 20,800 (22,200)
Luxury Boxes 500 (1,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	93,600 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	34,700 (34,700)
End Zone	24,000 (25,100)
Mezzanine	13,600 (14,500)
Sideline Seats	20,800 (22,200)
Luxury Boxes	500 (1,800)